Government hints: travel restrictions on mainland arrivals to ease

The Macau SAR government is considering easing travel restrictions for tourists coming from mainland China as the Covid-19 situation on both sides of the border is

Thailand | Macau visitors to face scrutiny even after mandatory self-quarantine

Thailand said it will classify all travelers into three groups under intensified surveillance for the new coronavirus as officials try to prevent a wider outbreak in

Sands China steps up relief measures amid global epidemic outbreak

Amidst the novel coronavirus outbreak that was occurring in the SAR, Sands China Ltd. has taken initiative to assure its team members of relief measures, largely extending the support

Macau among Guangdong’s travel wish list for after Covid-19

Macau ranks among the top five most anticipated tourism destinations for Guangdong residents for the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a survey by Chinese

Massachusetts | Gaming commission shuts down casinos in response to Covid-19

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission voted unanimously Saturday to temporarily suspend operations at the state’s three casino properties, in a move that closely resembles a decision in

Sports | National team table tennis players to train in Macau

The 47-member Chinese national table tennis delegation has arrived in Macau for 14-days of training prior to their next competition, the Sports Bureau (ID) announced in

In role reversal, Asia seeks to stop virus from coming in

From quarantining travelers from overseas to nabbing those sneaking in with fevers, China and other parts of Asia are scrambling to prevent the new coronavirus from

New curbs as virus weighs on public life, travel, worship

A  new round of restrictions and border closures was announced in Europe and beyond yesterday as public life and travel increasingly ground to a halt and even

This Day in History | 1988 – Thousands die in Halabja gas attack

Thousands of people are reported to have been killed and many others injured in a poison gas attack on a Kurdish city in northern Iraq. Up

Wuhan soccer team leaving Spain to escape virus

The Chinese soccer team that was originally stuck in Spain because of the coronavirus outbreak is going back home to try to avoid its rapid spread in Europe.

World briefs

PHILIPPINES Thousands of police in the Philippines, backed by the army and coast guard, started sealing the densely populated capital from most domestic travelers yesterday in one of Southeast

The Buzz | Global fund launched to raise funds for COVID-19  pandemic

The World Health Organization's chief launched a global fund on Friday to raise money to help the world's nations respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, saying "every dollar donated is

Mexico holds big music festival despite coronavirus concerns

While the coronavirus pandemic has led authorities around the globe to cancel concerts and sporting events, and even shut down daily activities in some places, Mexico City is

World Views | The Covid-19 Class of 2020

The Class of 2020 has been doubly cursed. They entered college in the late summer of 2016. A few months later their elders ushered Donald Trump into the presidency.

Monday, March 16, 2020 – edition no. 3493

    * Coronavirus re-emerges — Macau has recorded a case of Covid-19 imported from Portugal * Asia raises its guard against the West in major role reversal * The Macau gov’t hints about easing

For Chinese, US visa halt puts jobs, citizen hopes at risk

Courtney Huang fell in love with the U.S. as a nursing student in Texas. She ended up staying 13 years and wants to become a U.S. citizen. But Huang now finds

Macau among Guangdong residents travel wish list after Covid-19

Recently, the company issued the 2020 Destination Wish List Report (the Report) which shows mainland residents’ preferences in terms of travel destinations after Covid-19. In this report, there is a category

25 Macau students ‘flee’ from Portugal

The group of Macau residents are university students. They boarded a flight at 8 p.m., on March 12. They are expected to arrive at the Hong Kong International Airport around

Unemployment rate holds stable up until January

The unemployment rate in Macau remained stable for the three months between November 2019 and January 2020, the government’s Statistics and Census Service announced. Overall unemployment rate during the

Future Bright records losses of HKD376 million last year

Future Bright Holdings Limited is on alert for a considerable continued loss of revenue in the first quarter of 2020 due to the outbreak of the

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